Challenge Wrap-Up: GLOBAL Reading
SUCCESS!
I entered this at the easy level, committing to one book from each of the seven continents. In fact, I read more than one in 5 of the categories.
Here are my official titles.
• Africa
African Love Stories, edited by Ama Ata Aidoo (various countries) Completed May 2012
• Asia
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth (India) Completed Apr 2012
• Australasia/Oceania
The Secret River by Kate Grenville (Australia) Completed Feb 2012
• Europe
Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyen Completed Mar2012
• North America
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield (Arkansas, USA) Completed Jan 2012)
• South America
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder (Peru) Completed Sep 2012)
• The Seventh Continent (here I could choose either Antarctica or my own ´seventh´ setting, eg the sea, the space, history, the future – whatever).
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury (space) Completed Sep 2012
Wow Debbie, good for you … looks like a good variety of books too.